Sunday shows - Spotlight shifts to reported charges in Russia probe

View in your browser     Fired US attorney: Watch how Trump reacts to Mueller charges By BRETT SAMUELS   “We know from history in recent months that the president of the United States has strong reactions to public events. Even events that have been caused by his own actions,” Preet Bharara told CNN’s Jake Tapper, explaining he expects Trump could react in two ways to potential charges against an ally. Read the full story here     Christie slams leak of reported indictment in Russia probe: 'It could be a crime' By KYLE BALLUCK    “First off, it’s supposed to be kept secret,” Christie, a former prosecutor, said on ABC’s “This Week.” “There are very strict criminal laws about disclosing grand jury information. Now, depending on who disclosed this to CNN, it could be a crime.”   Read the full story here     Christie: Mueller has to be careful his integrity is 'unquestioned' By BRETT SAMUELS   “I think it’s incumbent upon him to hold himself to the highest possible standard so people in this country can have absolute confidence in whatever conclusions he comes to in this investigation.” Read the full story here     Corker: Reported charges in Russia probe 'a sideshow' By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “We’ll wait and see what happens. But most of us are focused on the policies we have to deal with on behalf of the American people.” Read the full story here     Senate Intelligence member: ‘Premature’ to say Russia investigation reached conclusion By BRETT SAMUELS    Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) on Sunday refuted President Trump’s claim last week that it’s “commonly agreed” he didn’t collude with Russia. Read the full story here     Collins on Russia probe: I have yet to see 'definitive evidence of collusion' By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “I’ve seen lots of evidence that the Russians were very active in trying to influence the elections,” the Maine Republican told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Read the full story here     Top House Dem: Trump's power to pardon limited By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “I don’t think the president’s power is all as, that absolute, as people have been suggesting,” Rep. Adam Schiff told ABC’s “This Week.” Read the full story here     Gowdy: I wish Dems would help more on Russia probe By MAX GREENWOOD   “They tried to attack the fundamentals of our democracy and that’s what I’ve spent 2017 focusing on," he said. "That to me is an American issue. I wish the Democrats a little bit more instead of reading the Moscow phonebook during the witnesses interviews trying to see if Jared Kushner knows a guy named Igor. I wish they’d help." Read the full story here     Schiff wishes he had known sources of funding behind dossier sooner By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “I certainly would have liked to know who paid for it earlier, but nonetheless, that’s just one factor to be considered. It doesn’t answer the ultimate question, which is how much of the work is accurate? How much of it is true? And my colleagues don’t seem particularly interested in that question, but that is really the most important question for the American people.” Read the full story here     Poll: Trump approval rating drops to lowest of presidency By ALICIA COHN   Just 38 percent of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, according to a new poll released Sunday. Read the full story here     Christie: Expect Trump to ask for 'billions' to fight opioid epidemic By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “I think the president has got to sit down with Congress now and Congress has to put this money in,” Christie added.  Read the full story here     GOP senator: Lawmakers who focus on Trump tweets are 'out of touch' By MAX GREENWOOD    "I don't agree with every tweet. As you know I've spoken up on occasion," Rob Portman said. "And yet if you're focused on the tweets and not focused on actually accomplishing what people are looking to have happen for them and their family I think you are getting out of touch with the American people." Read the full story here     Dem senator: 'A lot of angst' over who leads the party By MAX GREENWOOD   "I think it's hard when we are the minority party that we have lots of folks that are leaders and want to be leaders," Sen. Claire McCaskill told NBC's "Meet the Press. "We have so many people that are trying to position themselves to run for president, I think it's hard to say who is the leader, and there's a lot of angst about that." Read the full story here     Kasich: Millennials will shape future of GOP By MAX GREENWOOD    “That debate, to some degree, is going to be settled by the demographics in the near future," he added. "Maybe not today, not tomorrow, but soon it's going to be decided by that new wave of a new thinking by these young people who can bring a lot of energy to the Republican Party and the conservative movement." Read the full story here     Pruitt: Obama regulations were 'war' on business By JOHN BOWDEN    "In the past administration, they created tremendous uncertainty by adopting rules and regulations that were an over-reach... Declaring war on any sector of our economy just doesn't make sense at all. But that's exactly what happened with the past administration," Pruitt told John Catsimatidis on AM970's "The Answer" in an interview that aired Sunday. Read the full story here     Ivana Trump: Donald 'did not know how to speak the children's language' By JOSH DELK   Ivana Trump, the first wife of President Donald Trump, said that her ex-husband "did not know how to speak the children's language" while the couple was raising their three children, Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.